Hypertension - Blood
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Global disturbances in autonomic function yield cardiovascular instability and hypertension in the chromogranin a null mouse.

7 Oct 2009 We reported previously that chromogranin A (Chga) knockout (KO) mice are hypertensive and hyperadrenergic. Here we sought to determine the basis of such alterations by probing physiological, biochemical, and pharmacological responses to ... Read more...

Impact of systemic hypertension on the diagnostic performance of B-type natriuretic peptide in patients with acute dyspnea.

29 Sep 2009 Hypertension may affect the diagnostic performance of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP). The objective of the present study was to assess the impact of a history of hypertension or blood pressure elevation on admission on the diagnostic performance ... Read more...

Update in primary aldosteronism.

6 Sep 2009 It is now widely recognized that primary aldosteronism (PA) is much more common than previously thought, accounting for up to 5-10% of hypertensives, and that aldosterone excess has adverse cardiovascular consequences that go above and beyond ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Hypertension - Blood'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Global disturbances in autonomic function yield cardiovascular instability and hypertension in the chromogranin a null mouse. 7 Oct 2009
• Impact of systemic hypertension on the diagnostic performance of B-type natriuretic peptide in patients with acute dyspnea. 29 Sep 2009
• The dual role of the kidney in primary aldosteronism: key determinant in rescue from volume expansion and persistence of hypertension. 29 Sep 2009
• [Hypertension 2009: what's new?] 7 Sep 2009
• Update in primary aldosteronism. 6 Sep 2009
• Variable hypertension and latent diabetes: two of a kind? 30 Jul 2009
• Increased long-term risk of new-onset diabetes mellitus in white-coat and masked hypertension. 30 Jul 2009
• Circulating angiopoietin-2 in essential hypertension: relation to atherosclerosis, vascular inflammation, and treatment with olmesartan/pravastatin. 30 Jul 2009
• Changes in antioxidant status, blood pressure, and lymphocyte DNA damage from grape juice supplementation. 30 Jul 2009
• Preventive effects of heregulin-beta1 on macrophage foam cell formation and atherosclerosis. 28 Jul 2009
• Association of kidney function with residual hypertension after treatment of aldosterone-producing adenoma. 21 Jul 2009
• Association of MCP-1 -2518 A/G single nucleotide polymorphism with the serum level of CRP in Slovak patients with ischemic heart disease, angina pectoris, and hypertension. 20 Jul 2009
• Effects of dietary sodium reduction on blood pressure in subjects with resistant hypertension: results from a randomized trial. 18 Jul 2009
• Ameliorating hypertension and insulin resistance in subjects at increased cardiovascular risk: effects of acetyl-L-carnitine therapy. 18 Jul 2009
• Another major role for dietary sodium reduction: improving blood pressure control in patients with resistant hypertension. 18 Jul 2009
• Magnesium sulphate attenuates arterial pressure increase during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. 15 Jul 2009
• Top-down lipidomics reveals ether lipid deficiency in blood plasma of hypertensive patients. 13 Jul 2009
• Hostility and platelet reactivity in individuals without a history of cardiovascular disease events. 8 Jul 2009
• Low magnesium status and diabetes mellitus and hypertension. 29 Jun 2009
• Effects of ARB or ACE-inhibitor administration on plasma levels of aldosterone and adiponectin in hypertension. 29 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Hypertension'

Definition: Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more.

Descriptor UI: D006973

Alternative terms: Hypertension; Blood Pressure, High; Blood Pressures, High; High Blood Pressure; High Blood Pressures;

Related Mesh Headings: Antihypertensive Agents; Vascular Resistance;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C14.907.489;

Technical Notes: not for intracranial or intraocular pressure; relation to BLOOD PRESSURE: Manuel23.27; Goldblatt kidney or Goldblatt hypertension is HYPERTENSION, GOLDBLATT see HYPERTENSION, RENOVASCULAR; hypertension with kidney disease is probably HYPERTENSION, RENAL, not HYPERTENSION; venous hypertension: index under VENOUS PRESSURE (IM) & do not coordinate with HYPERTENSION